The Potential for Dissonance Reduction to Produce a Succession of Self-Justifications

question 34

Multiple Choice

The potential for dissonance reduction to produce a succession of self-justifications that ultimately result in a chain of stupid or immoral actions is called a(n)

• A) guilty trap.
• B) rationalization trap.
• C) self-affirmation theory.
• D) counter-attitudinal advocacy.
• E) uncertainty conundrum.

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